Eleven-year-old Jasman thinks she has nothing to worry about this summer except getting on the basketball team. But one night everything changes. Her mother, an Army Reservist is called for active duty for Desert Storm. Her mom is a single parent. Who will take care of Jasman and her ten-month-old brother Andrew? Jake, her mom's new boyfriend and Andrew's dad steps in to take care of the kids. Will Jake be able to balance household duties and his job at the local factory? Will Jasman ever forgive her mother for leaving her like this, as she puts it, "alone"? Good book talking about a topic that doesn't get talked about very much. What happens if the parents in a family are Reservists? What happens when they are called up for active duty, on short notice?